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. 2022 Mar;100(3):141-143.
doi: 10.1111/imcb.12518. Epub 2021 Dec 28.

ILC2-derived IL-13 promotes skin cDC2 diversity

Stephen L Nutt  1   2 , Michaël Chopin  1   2
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ILC2-derived IL-13 promotes skin cDC2 diversity

Stephen L Nutt et al. Immunol Cell Biol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

In a new study, researchers have identified a new population of type 2 conventional dendritic cells in the skin that depend on IL-13 and promote Th2 mediated immunity.

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